COVID-19
CLPHA Member Brian Gage Testifies Before House Subcommittee in Hearing on Public Housing and the COVID-19 Pandemic
3.26.21
On Wednesday, March 24, CLPHA member Brian Gage, executive director of the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance during their hearing "Preserving a Lifeline: Examining Public Housing in a Pandemic."
Read Mr. Gage's testimony for the hearing here. (link is external)
ACTION ALERT: Ask Your Member of Congress to Support Broadband Access
3.25.21
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Deadline: 5:00 PM ET Tomorrow, March 26
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CLPHA Endorses Ensuring a Long-Term Housing Recovery Act
3.18.21
CLPHA endorsed Congressman Adam Smith’s (D-Wash.) Ensuring a Long-Term Housing Recovery Act, which was introduced this week in the House of Representatives. The bill would utilize local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to provide rental assistance as the nation continues to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession.
CLPHA to Hold Emergency Rental Assistance Working Group Call
Statement of CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman on the Signing of the American Rescue Plan Act into Law
3.11.21
(202) 550-1381
For Immediate Release
March 11, 2021
March 11, 2021
CLPHA Board President Stephen Norman Quoted in TIME Article on the COVID-19 Housing Crisis
3.10.21
Research Roundup: The Latest Industry Reports on the Pandemic’s Effects on HCV Household Income, Voucher Portability, and Emergency Rental Assistance Program Best Practices
3.10.21
About 1,300 Norfolk residents get vaccinated at clinic in Calvert Square neighborhood (Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority)
3.10.21
From WAVY News Norfolk:
There was a continuous flow of people heading into the community building in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk Sunday.
All of them were waiting patiently to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
“It feels good to get the first one out the way,” said Norfolk resident, Jerry Broadnax.
Dr. Cynthia Romero, the Director of the M. Foscue Brock Institute for Community and Global Health at EVMS, was helping out.
Former foster kids now have a place to call home in Columbus (Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority)
3.10.21
From ABC 6 Columbus:
18-year-old, Ka’Marr Smith has traveled a tough road. After the death of his mother, he bounced around between family members.
Smith found himself getting into trouble and acting out, which lead him down an even darker path.
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A professor then pointed Smith in the direction of the Columbus Scholar House for Former Foster Youth.